Louisville, KY - Dec. 27, 7:42 p.m.: I'll spare you stories of UK-UL games yore, but needless to say, all of the state of Kentucky stops for this game, and rightfully so. "Where did you watch it?" you say. "Beef O'Brady's," I reply. A vastly underrated sports bar (if that's possible) in God's Green Acres that are the Louisville suburbs.

Eggie and I were so damn ready to watch our boys slap the gel clean out of Pitino's hair. Unfortunately, it didn't quite happen that way. Come final buzzer, we made the Bataan death march to the bathroom and out to our car. On our way out, we see my brother Sy Harty (left): he's not only a fan of UofL, he's a graduate!

Now the good part: See that jersey on the guy on the right? That is the jersey of ex-Card Damion Dantzler. That in itself is a riot. Dantzler was the most mediocre UofL player during its most mediocre time (mid-90's). It would be like going to football game and seeing someone wear the jersey of the backup punter who was cut after his first two games. That's where Dantzler would rate in UofL history. He was the Cardinals' Paul Mokeski. To make it even more ridiculous, I had been there the year before to see the UK-IU game, and noticed the Dantzler jersey on the wall.

Anyway, I had dreamed of taking that jersey off the wall after UK's victory and using it like a wrestler uses a steal chair to clear the ring, and now this guy had it on. Apparently he had shown up hungover and late for work. Realizing he didn't have any gear on to support his team while he worked, he took the framed jersey off the wall, broke the glass, and put it on (apparently Dantzler was a M to this guy's XL) right before tipoff. Classic. As is the guy's "Go Gettem" look.